bud
US
UK bud n: (unopened flower)
SC 芽 yá
TC 芽
TC 芽
SC 蓓蕾
Spring is late this year; the trees still have only buds, not blossoms yet.
今年的春天有些晚。树上只有芽，没开花。
bud vi: (flower)
SC 发芽 fā yá
TC 發芽
TC 發芽
SC 开花 fā yá，kāi huā
TC 開花
TC 開花
The daffodils usually bud in February.
水仙通常在二月份发芽。
bud vi: figurative (start to develop)
SC 开始发展
TC 開始發展
TC 開始發展
SC 开始进入萌芽阶段
An idea began to bud in Lacey's mind.
有个想法开始在莱西的脑海里萌芽。
bud n: (partially opened flower)
SC 花骨朵
SC 半开的花
The roses are still buds; they should be in full bloom tomorrow and will make a nice bouquet.
这些玫瑰现在还只是花骨朵。明天应该就能盛开，做成美丽的花束。
bud interj: informal (term of address: friend) (称呼语)
SC 哥们儿，伙计 gē men er，huǒ jì
TC 夥計 / 伙計
TC 夥計 / 伙計
Hey, bud, how have you been?
bud n: informal (buddy: friend) (口语)
SC 伙伴 ， 哥们 huǒ bàn
TC 夥伴 / 伙伴
TC 夥伴 / 伙伴
Oh, that's Sam--he's my bud.
bud n: US, slang (marijuana)
SC 大麻 dà má
TC 大麻
TC 大麻
SC 大麻毒品
Apparently, the cops found two bags of bud in David's car.
bud n: figurative ([sth] developing)
SC 尚未完全成熟的事物
The bud of the young man's hopes and ambitions had yet to come to full flower.
那个年轻人的希望和抱负还未完全成熟。
bud n: abbreviation, usually plural (earbud) (缩略语)
SC 耳塞 ěr sāi
SC 塞入式耳机
bud [sth] vtr: (plant: graft)
SC 使抽芽
SC 使出芽
It is possible to bud roses onto a sturdier stalk to create a stronger plant.
Bud Light, bud light n: ® US (low-alcohol beer) (商标)
SC [啤酒品牌名]
cotton swab (US), cotton bud (UK) n: (cotton wool on stick)
SC 棉签 mián qiān
You shouldn't put anything in your ears, but most people clean them with a cotton swab anyway.
flower bud n: (small protuberance on a plant)
SC 花蕾
nip [sth] in the bud v expr: figurative (stop developing further)
SC 把…掐死在摇篮中
SC 把…扼杀在萌芽状态
Her son took up smoking, but she nipped that in the bud by making him smoke an entire pack.
taste buds npl: (sense organs that detect taste)
SC 味蕾 wèi lěi
I think my taste buds must not be working: I can't taste a thing.